A – Basics of Calligraphy

Calligraphy requires only the simplest of tools: a penholder, a broad nib, and black ink. We will write on graph paper and learn about the so-called “alternating stroke,” which serves as the formal foundation of Western scripts. An important aspect: the key forms.

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